20 Highest-Paying Careers
Physicians provide health care to patients in private practices or clinics.Mean annual salary: $147,405*2006 employment (including surgeons): 633,000**2016 projected employment (including surgeons): 723,000
Top corporate controllers supervise the financial and budget departments of corporations and create financial reports that assess the company's financial situation.Mean annual salary: $115,8182006 employment (all financial managers): 506,0002016 projected employment (all financial managers): 570,000
Engineering managers oversee the engineers designing and producing products and machinery. Mean annual salary: $100,038 2006 employment: 187,0002016 projected employment: 201,000
Corporate attorneys work for corporations and do trial work and consultation, and handle all legal issues that impact the company.Mean annual salary: $93,2502006 employment (all attorneys): 761,0002016 projected employment (all attorneys): 844,000
Physicists observe the laws of physics, develop new theories and apply their knowledge to the development of products and scientific processes.Mean annual salary: $93,0732006 employment: 17,0002016 projected employment: 18,000
Systems and programming managers draw up plans for an organization's computer network and its security.Mean annual salary: $90,138 2006 employment: n/a***2016 projected employment: n/a
Pharmacists fill prescriptions for patients and administer medical advice in pharmacies.Mean annual salary: $89,5642006 employment: 243,0002016 projected employment: 296,000
Marketing managers create the marketing plan for a company or organization, including how it will be publicized and who the target audience is.Mean annual salary: $87,0382006 employment: 167,0002016 projected employment: 192,000
Financial analysis managers assess the state of financial investments and decide what course of action should be taken based on economic data and trends.Mean annual salary: $86,7392006 employment: 506,0002016 projected employment: 570,000
Lead computer programmers oversee a group of programmers and delegate work as needed, often for a specific project.Mean annual salary: $80,182 2006 employment (all programmers): 435,0002016 projected employment (all programmers): 417,000
Lead systems analysts oversee a group of analysts who address computer problems for an organization and ensure that the computer system fulfills the demands of that organization. Mean annual salary: $79,4792006 employment (all analysts): 504,0002016 projected employment (all analysts): 650,000
Personnel managers are involved in the creation, development and implementation of human resources policies and activities for an organization.Mean annual salary: $77,9842006 employment: n/a2016 projected employment: n/a
Benefits managers ensure that employee benefits programs are administered properly within an organization.Mean annual salary: $75,4252006 employment: 49,0002016 projected employment: 55,000
Electrical engineers are involved in the planning, development and creation of electrical equipment.Mean annual salary: $75,0942006 employment: 153,0002016 projected employment: 163,000
Sales area managers are in charge of an organization's sales group, including who is assigned to what territory and what the sales strategy is.Mean annual salary: $73,1462006 employment: 318,0002016 projected employment: 351,000
Chemical engineers use their knowledge of chemicals to handle any issues that arise during the production of chemicals or biochemicals or of products that use chemicals in a variety of industries. Mean annual salary: $71,9422006 employment: 30,0002016 projected employment: 33,000
Purchasing managers often supervise purchasing agents in the purchase of a good, such as steel or lumber.Mean annual salary: $69,9802006 employment: 70,0002016 projected employment: 72,000
Mechanical engineers are involved in the creation, production and use of mechanical equipment and machines that vary from everyday consumer goods to large-scale, commercial items.Mean annual salary: $68,7752006 employment: 226,0002016 projected employment: 235,000
Civil engineers oversee the design and construction of public structures, such as roads, airports and bridges.Mean annual salary: $61,6812006 employment: 256,0002016 projected employment: 302,000
Computer programmers create and troubleshoot the programs that computers use to perform tasks.Mean annual salary: $60,6822006 employment: 435,0002016 projected employment: 417,000
*Salary figures based on data from CBSalary.com.
**Employment projections based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
***Employment data pertaining to this specific position was unavailable.
Anthony Balderrama is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com. He researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.
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